Mulder waited by the door while Scully and Margaret took a moment together.
"We will see you soon mom, as soon as we possibly can."
"I'll miss you too Dana. Take care of each other."
"We will mom and thank you…for everything." Scully hugged her mum tightly and tried her best not to cry.
Margaret signalled Mulder to come over and join them; she took his hand and squeezed it, "I know Dana was teasing before but I want you to know that I will miss you too Fox. Your place in Dana's life has led me to feel your presence right at the centre of my family." Margaret hugged Mulder and leaned up to whisper in his ear, "Make my daughter happy Fox and never doubt that you deserve her love, just accepted it."
Mulder squeezed Margaret quickly; unable to say another word he kissed her on the cheek and started to walk towards the door.
"You have Skinner's details mom?"
"Yes Dana, you've check with me twice already."
"Any concerns I want you to call him…"
"Yes…"
"And you have the contact details for Mulder's friends?"
"The…Lone Gunmen, yes. Although why on earth…"
Mulder spoke up then, "We'll feel happier if you have people who you can get in touch with if you need help, for any reason. You would be surprised how useful they are in a crisis…NOT that we're expecting one…but if you need someone and you can't reach Walter Skinner we want you to call them. You can trust them completely and as soon as you tell them that you're Scully's mom they will fall over themselves to help you in any way they can." Margaret smiled at this. "Sometimes I'm almost certain that they like her more than they like me…"
Scully rolled her eyes, Mulder smiled and shrugged, "The sad thing is that I'm not even joking..." then they all laughed.
"Right, you two need to get going." Margaret Scully ushered them both to the door, kissed them goodbye and waved as she watched them walk down her drive.
A tear did escape but she knew that they were going to be fine.